windmill

1. A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.

   Windmühle

   ветряна́я ме́льницаvetrjanája mélʹnica

   вітря́кvitrják

2. The building or structure containing such machinery.

   Windmühle

   ветряна́я ме́льницаvetrjanája mélʹnica

   вітря́кvitrják

3. (розмовне, proscribed)A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.

4. A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.

   Windrad

   верту́шкаvertúška

5. A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.

6. A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.

7. A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.

8. A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls their torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.

9. Any of various muscle exercises in which a large deal of the body makes a great circle, typically one where a kettlebell is raised overhead and the torso is rotated to the other side with the hand reaching its foot (hitting the core, glutes, hamstrings, trapezius, rhomboids, deltoids and rotator cuffs) but sometimes even a windshield wiper.

10. Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.

11. The false shower.

12. (переносно)An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.

    to fight windmills

1. I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.

   До мандрівки у Нідерланди я ніколи раніше не бачив вітряків.

   ruДо поездки в Нидерланды я никогда не видел ветряных мельниц.

   deBevor ich in die Niederlande reiste, hatte ich noch nie Windmühlen gesehen.

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2. No matter where you go in Holland, you'll see windmills.

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3. It doesn't matter where you go in Holland, you'll see windmills.

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4. It's like fighting windmills.

   Це все одно що битися з вітряками.

   ruЭто всё равно что сражаться с ветряными мельницами.

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5. He's tilting at windmills.

   Він воює з вітряками.

   ruОн сражается с ветряными мельницами.

   deEr kämpft gegen Windmühlen.

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